Green Chefs/Blue Ocean

Green Chefs/Blue Ocean is a comprehensive, interactive online course and a sustainable seafood training program. Our goal is to educate and motivate chefs all over the country to buy and cook with sustainable seafood and ensure a seafood supply for the future.

Developed by The Safina Center (formerly Blue Ocean Institute) and Chefs Collaborative, GC/BO gives chefs and culinary students the tools they need to understand the fundamentals of sustainable seafood and to purchase, prepare and promote it in their restaurants.

Green Chefs/Blue Ocean is:

FAST – Seven separate lessons take 15 minutes each.

USER-FRIENDLY – Users can enroll in less than a minute and log in wherever there’s an internet connection

SELF-PACED – Users can take the course at their own pace, on their own time.

Because 70% of the revenue generated by seafood sales in the United States occurs in restaurants and catering services, we believe working with established culinary professionals and engaging the emerging talents in US culinary schools can significantly affect demand.

Chefs have a unique chance to help shift the tideand ensure a seafood supply for the future.

Chefs are the gatekeepers of the seafood industry. They command a unique influence over the purchase, trade and consumption of seafood. Fortunately, the flow of seafood sustainability information to chefs is on the rise.

Green Chefs/Blue Ocean provides a missing link in current sustainable seafood education efforts. The course empowers a new generation of chefs with the understanding and insight to shift seafood sustainability from simply an environmental concern to a mainstream culinary concept.